absolute value
The distance a number is from zero on a number line.
opposites
two numbers that have the same absolute value but have different signs
additive inverses
A number and its opposite, and can be used to subtract integers.
positive numbers
Numbers that have values greater than zero and are to the right of zero on a number line.
negative numbers
Numbers that have values less than zero and are to the left of zero on a number line.
natural numbers
1, 2, 3,...
whole numbers
0, 1, 2, 3, ...
integers
All whole numbers (both positive and negative) and zero.
rational numbers
numbers that can be written as a fraction, and the denominator is not zero.
square root
one of the two equal factors of a numer
principal square root
the nonnegative square root of a number
perfect square
A number that has a rational number as the square root
irrational numbers
numbers that cannot be expressed as terminating or repeating decimals, or as a rational number
real numbers
the set of rational and irrational numbers together
to graph
to draw or plot the points named by those numbers on a number line
coordinate
the number that corresponds to a point on a number line
algebraic expression
consists of sums and/or products of numbers and variables
variables
symbols or letters used to represent unspecified numbers or values
term
may be a number, a variable, or a product or quotient of numbers and variables
coefficient
the number attached to a variable with multiplication
factors
the quantities being multiplied
product
the answer to a multiplication problem
power
is determined by the exponent
exponent
this indicates the number of times the base is used as a factor
base
the number that is the factor